The Last Drop (2006)

Different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold.

Director:

Colin Teague

Writers:

Gary Young (screenplay), Colin Teague (screenplay)

Stars:

Laurence Fox, Louis Dempsey, Lucy Gaskell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurence Fox	...	SS Maj. Klaus Kessler
Louis Dempsey	...	Snyder
Lucy Gaskell	...	Benitta
Coral Beed	...	Saskia
Andrew Howard	...	Capt. Edward Banks
Jack Dee	...	Warren
Neil Newbon	...	Cpl. Rhys Powell
Nick Moran	...	Pvt. Alan Ives
Rafe Spall	...	Pvt. David Wellings
Tommy Flanagan	...	Pvt. Dennis Baker
Sean Pertwee	...	Sgt. Bill McMillan
Billy Zane	...	Flt. Lt. Robert Oates
Neil Jackson	...	Flt. Sgt. Simkins
Steve Speirs	...	Gustav Hansfeldt
Agathe de La Boulaye	...	Katrina

Storyline

In a daring attempt to end the war by Christmas, Winston Churchill and the British High Command hatch an extraordinary plan - Operation Market Garden. 35,000 British troops are dropped behind enemy lines in German occupied Holland. In the midst of the largest airborne invasion in history, one small unit of men, codename "Matchbox" has it's own agenda. When Matchbox are shot down short of their landing zone, the odds of their success seem hopeless. Seven very different British soldiers find themselves separated from the Allied invasion, on a collision course with three renegade German soldiers who also want to lay claim to the horde.

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Plot Keywords:

invasion | holland | german | soldier | christmas | 

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Taglines:

The fog of war... what better time for a robbery?

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Official Sites:

Carnaby Films [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az utolsó bevetés

Filming Locations:

MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carnaby International, Media Pro Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The patches on the American paratroopers sleeves are modern 50-star American flags.

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Quotes

Cpl Ives: I know your face. North Africa, Royal Engineers, Black Watch. Horrible time it was. You get sand in places you never knew you had.

User Reviews

A well thought out superior film

Having watched "The Last Drop" a couple of times now I thought a few comments were warranted. All necessary aspects to make up a good story seems to have been catered for in this film and this combined with good chemistry from the actors and actresses make this into a superior film. Whilst some individual performances do come to mind, the British Soldier who fancied himself as Cary Grant comes to mind, overall it was a good performance by the crew.Possibly it may be an idea to focus on the German Soldiers for a possible follow up movie, I feel there are many stories that could be told here. I was impressed by the rural setting, if this was Romania then it seems an ideal place to make this category of movie, the windmill was a added touch and it really did feel like Holland. It was a relief to see some attention had been paid to making the uniforms and other props as realistic to that period as possible. Being a model aircraft enthusiast it was a nice touch to see the Computer Graphics showing the action in the air. Blending the black and white footage into color was an adventurous move which added the feel of going back in time. Thankfully the blood and gore aspects of a war movie were not dwelled upon, I reals this is what happens in a war but is it necessary to dwell on this for what is after all entertainment. So I would consider this to be a well thought out and produced film and will be adding this to my War movie collection.